African Studies & African History

An international civil-society organisation working throughout Africa to bring solutions to the challenges posed by conflict on the continent.

AMISOM conducts a Peace Support Operation in Somalia to stabilize the security situation, including the take over from Ethiopian Forces, and to create a safe and secure environment in preparation for the transition to the UN.

Insight on Conflict provides information on local peace building organizations in areas of conflict.

Facts and background information to some violent conflicts occurring in Africa. Part of the website Global Issues by Anup Shah.

Background material to the Ethiopian-Eritrean conflict.

The IDP database offers information on background, causes of displacement, humanitarian and human rights concerns, and national and international responses. Run by the Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Geneva.

The KAIPTC undertakes and delivers research and training programmes that contribute to global peacekeeping operations.

An Accord publication, editors: Jeremy Armon and Andy Carl (1996).

Conciliation Resource's work on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) conflict focuses at both the community level with civil society organisations and at a political level, to influence regional and international decision-makers.

The Monitorization of Conflicts in Africa site is a database of specialized information concerning the occurrence, impacts and aftermath of regional violent military and civil conflicts in Africa.

PAC is also part of a network of non-governmental organizations in Africa, Europe and North America which are working to end diamond-related conflict.

Coordinates action against Small Arms and Light Weapons proliferation in the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa.

Works for sovereign equality of member states; solidarity, peace and security; human rights, democracy, and the rule of law; equity, balance and mutual benefits; peaceful settlement of disputes.

An organization pledged to stopping the exploitation of the diamond trade by human rights abusers.

A free resource of information on armed conflicts of the world, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, Uppsala University.